By John Halas, Carscoops
Powering the launch versions of the Panamera are Porsche’s new turbocharged 2.9-liter V6 and 4.0-liter V8 gasoline engines, and for the first time, a 4.0-liter V8 diesel in conjunction with permanent four-wheel drive. All engines are paired to a new eight-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox and a re-worked version of the previous Panamera’s all-wheel drive system.
The 2.9-liter V6 biturbo petrol engine of the Panamera 4S produces a maximum power of 440PS /
434hp (+20hp) and 550Nm /
406 lb-ft (+30Nm), enough to push it to 100km/h (62mph) in
4.4 seconds or 4.2 seconds with the Sport Chrono Package, and on to a top speed of 289km/h (180mph). It returns a combined fuel economy of between 8.2 – 8.1 l/100 km (186 – 184 g/km CO2) representing a fuel saving of up to 1.0 l/100 km or 11 percent over the previous 4S.
Sitting at the top of the range for now is the new Panamera Turbo with a 550PS /
542hp (+30hp) and 770Nm /
568 lb-ft (+70Nm) 4.0-liter biturbo V8 petrol. With a power-to-weight ratio of 3.6 kg/hp, the Turbo hits 100km/h (62mph) in
3.8 sec or 3.6 sec with the Sport Chrono Package, topping out at 306km/h (190mph). Porsche says it consumes between 9.4 – 9.3 l/100 km on average, or up to 1.1 l/100 km less than that of the previous model, with CO2 emissions of 214 – 212 g/km.
A new addition to the lineup is the Panamera 4S Diesel with a 422PS (416hp) and 850Nm
(627 lb-ft) 4.0-liter V8, making it the most powerful production diesel Porsche ever. With a top speed of 285 km/h (177mph), it’s also the world’s fastest production vehicle with a diesel. It can reach the 100 km/h (62mph) speed mark in
4.5 seconds (4.3 seconds with the Sport Chrono Package), while promising combined fuel consumption of 6.8 – 6.7 l/100 km (178 – 176 g/km CO2).
http://www.carscoops.com/2016/06/2017-porsche-panamera-thats-more-like-it.htmlAll three of these engines are amazing and the performance numbers are fantastic.
This really is a four door 911.
